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I (Vi 4 -1 4 r ' "lr? 3 Santa vs. Scrooge Who got their student fee requests and who had run-ins with the ax. f J iivwj-.miw v m-STOWS For a complete list, see page 5. Monday, February 9, 1998 www.weber.edusignpost Volume 60 Number 52 jij J L 3 r-1 From dawn to dusk Five percent increase result By Patrick Parkinson campus affairs editor-The Signpost Amidst hesitation from some committee members and protest from student senators, in its final deliberations Saturday, the Student Fee Recommendation Committee increased the Associated Students of Weber State University's (ASWSU)student-fee budget $7,200 for the 1998-99 academic year. At the end of the 11 hour meeting, the SFRC had allocated next year's funds to all fee-receiving organizations on campus. By cutting some organization's requests, and increasing ASWSU's, the committee has recommended a 5 percent increase in student fees next year. Collectively the increase will equate to $4,848,672. Only $604,927 of that figure was allocated to instructional related organizations. These are groups like KWCR, Metaphor, theater, jazz ensemble and students with disabilities, that work closely with a student's academic curriculum. "The instructional related budgets, they went after those with a scalpel and a carving knife and with campus recreation they tried to do the same thing, even though it's the largest student employer on campus," said Andy Smith, arts and humanities senator. "A lot of Diversity: soon to be integral part of general education By Patrick Parkinson campus affairs editor-The Signpost The requirements for completing general education requirements at Weber State University may soon be changing if the administration chooses to adopt a resolution titled "Diversity Education." The change will not require students to take an additional class, but when structuring their general education, they will need to have a number of designated courses to satiate the diversity component "If it required an extra class, I wouldn't support il and neither would faculty," Aaron Campbell, student body president, said. There are different methods WSU could use for implementing the new program. Campbell said it's likely no new courses will be designed. "They would find classes that already fit it," he said. "We may say, 'OK, here are all of your gen ed classes that you have to take and at least one of the classes from each of the four areas has to be one of these: a class that deals with underprivileged or under-powered people historically or even presently.'" The resolution, co-sponsored by Nikki Austin, business and economics senator, and Andy Smith, arts and humanities senator, states that by the year 2000, minorities as a whole will make up a majority of the United States. It cites statistics from an independent study which found that in 1994, 60 percent of a See Diversity page 3 . x 7K.5 II' people go and use those facilities, whereas, with athletics and ASWSU it was about as close to rubber-stamping as you can get." The athletics department did receive a cut in fee-funding, but not before some committee members were forced to compromise and refine their initial demands. John Shupe, academic vice president and a member of the SFRC, did not want to allow athletics any privileges at other organization's expense. Before he would sustain the vote for a final allocation, he insisted that $250 be taken from the department and be placed in Metaphor's budget to invalidate a cut the committee declared earlier in the day. "We're going to allow them Metaphor to flourish too," Shupe said. "Just like the athletics program."The allocation most unexpected, and potentially most volatile to students, may be $376,512 the SFRC '" "" 'X JJ-j'Vt r.- HIM ;" cr W ! I ' , . ' v - j ? " ' i- ; j - ; - r j , I u : - - "- : 2 John Shupe, Joe Pawloski (left committee member Stacy Dill recommended for ASWSU. The most scrutinized aspect of the increase was the committee's proposal to raise the three executive officer's monthly stipends. "The people who will benefit are people in lower economic classes, people that want to run but can't afford it," Joe Pawloski, a student-at- Juice up!! gT.i-.i -t v Squeezers, in the Shepherd Union Building, offers students a variety of healthy fruit drinks. of 11 -hour debate to right in background) and Justin Miller (foreground) watch total budgets on the board during Saturday's deliberations. large on the committee said. Pawloski justified the increase, saying the current stipend discriminates against a large portion of WSU's non-traditional student population."I feel uncomfortable about this because of discussions I had with senators during the break," said Legislature gets hands-on lesson in WSU Online By Ginger Bristow news writer-The Signpost Weber Stale University President Paul H. Thompson spokee before the Utah State Legislature higher education appropriation subcommittee Feb. 6. After Thompson spoke, WSU professor Sally Shigley presented a live demonstration of her WSU Online English 1 1 2 college writing course. Thompson told the subcommittee that overall enrollment was up 9 percent for autumn quarter and 8 percent for winter quarter. "We are now above our funded enrollment target, and we are pleased about this," Thompson said. The subcommittee members all nodded and smiled at this. Some of the reasons he listed for the increased enrollment are improved advising, open admission and the ability to serve more at-risk students. More high-school students will be graduating this year than the past few years, as well. Brad Winn, Gov. Leavitt's fiscal analyst, said the governor's office recommended the full appropriation requested by WSU, of a base amount of $978,258, plus a one-time appropriation of $103,500 to be used for technological support, MIS, student support for technology programs and computer data information systems. The Stewart Library and WSU Online would both benefit from this special appropriation. See Lesson page 8 ASWSU President Aaron Campbell. Campbell and the other executive officers on the committee were apprehensive about supporting the increase, which Marie Kotter, vice president of student services said, was mostly driven by the See Fees page 5 inside post news seepage 2&3 editorial see page 4 a&e see page 6 SDOrtS see page 10 Classifieds . . . .see page 12

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I (Vi 4 -1 4 r ' "lr? 3 Santa vs. Scrooge Who got their student fee requests and who had run-ins with the ax. f J iivwj-.miw v m-STOWS For a complete list, see page 5. Monday, February 9, 1998 www.weber.edusignpost Volume 60 Number 52 jij J L 3 r-1 From dawn to dusk Five percent increase result By Patrick Parkinson campus affairs editor-The Signpost Amidst hesitation from some committee members and protest from student senators, in its final deliberations Saturday, the Student Fee Recommendation Committee increased the Associated Students of Weber State University's (ASWSU)student-fee budget $7,200 for the 1998-99 academic year. At the end of the 11 hour meeting, the SFRC had allocated next year's funds to all fee-receiving organizations on campus. By cutting some organization's requests, and increasing ASWSU's, the committee has recommended a 5 percent increase in student fees next year. Collectively the increase will equate to $4,848,672. Only $604,927 of that figure was allocated to instructional related organizations. These are groups like KWCR, Metaphor, theater, jazz ensemble and students with disabilities, that work closely with a student's academic curriculum. "The instructional related budgets, they went after those with a scalpel and a carving knife and with campus recreation they tried to do the same thing, even though it's the largest student employer on campus," said Andy Smith, arts and humanities senator. "A lot of Diversity: soon to be integral part of general education By Patrick Parkinson campus affairs editor-The Signpost The requirements for completing general education requirements at Weber State University may soon be changing if the administration chooses to adopt a resolution titled "Diversity Education." The change will not require students to take an additional class, but when structuring their general education, they will need to have a number of designated courses to satiate the diversity component "If it required an extra class, I wouldn't support il and neither would faculty," Aaron Campbell, student body president, said. There are different methods WSU could use for implementing the new program. Campbell said it's likely no new courses will be designed. "They would find classes that already fit it," he said. "We may say, 'OK, here are all of your gen ed classes that you have to take and at least one of the classes from each of the four areas has to be one of these: a class that deals with underprivileged or under-powered people historically or even presently.'" The resolution, co-sponsored by Nikki Austin, business and economics senator, and Andy Smith, arts and humanities senator, states that by the year 2000, minorities as a whole will make up a majority of the United States. It cites statistics from an independent study which found that in 1994, 60 percent of a See Diversity page 3 . x 7K.5 II' people go and use those facilities, whereas, with athletics and ASWSU it was about as close to rubber-stamping as you can get." The athletics department did receive a cut in fee-funding, but not before some committee members were forced to compromise and refine their initial demands. John Shupe, academic vice president and a member of the SFRC, did not want to allow athletics any privileges at other organization's expense. Before he would sustain the vote for a final allocation, he insisted that $250 be taken from the department and be placed in Metaphor's budget to invalidate a cut the committee declared earlier in the day. "We're going to allow them Metaphor to flourish too," Shupe said. "Just like the athletics program."The allocation most unexpected, and potentially most volatile to students, may be $376,512 the SFRC '" "" 'X JJ-j'Vt r.- HIM ;" cr W ! I ' , . ' v - j ? " ' i- ; j - ; - r j , I u : - - "- : 2 John Shupe, Joe Pawloski (left committee member Stacy Dill recommended for ASWSU. The most scrutinized aspect of the increase was the committee's proposal to raise the three executive officer's monthly stipends. "The people who will benefit are people in lower economic classes, people that want to run but can't afford it," Joe Pawloski, a student-at- Juice up!! gT.i-.i -t v Squeezers, in the Shepherd Union Building, offers students a variety of healthy fruit drinks. of 11 -hour debate to right in background) and Justin Miller (foreground) watch total budgets on the board during Saturday's deliberations. large on the committee said. Pawloski justified the increase, saying the current stipend discriminates against a large portion of WSU's non-traditional student population."I feel uncomfortable about this because of discussions I had with senators during the break," said Legislature gets hands-on lesson in WSU Online By Ginger Bristow news writer-The Signpost Weber Stale University President Paul H. Thompson spokee before the Utah State Legislature higher education appropriation subcommittee Feb. 6. After Thompson spoke, WSU professor Sally Shigley presented a live demonstration of her WSU Online English 1 1 2 college writing course. Thompson told the subcommittee that overall enrollment was up 9 percent for autumn quarter and 8 percent for winter quarter. "We are now above our funded enrollment target, and we are pleased about this," Thompson said. The subcommittee members all nodded and smiled at this. Some of the reasons he listed for the increased enrollment are improved advising, open admission and the ability to serve more at-risk students. More high-school students will be graduating this year than the past few years, as well. Brad Winn, Gov. Leavitt's fiscal analyst, said the governor's office recommended the full appropriation requested by WSU, of a base amount of $978,258, plus a one-time appropriation of $103,500 to be used for technological support, MIS, student support for technology programs and computer data information systems. The Stewart Library and WSU Online would both benefit from this special appropriation. See Lesson page 8 ASWSU President Aaron Campbell. Campbell and the other executive officers on the committee were apprehensive about supporting the increase, which Marie Kotter, vice president of student services said, was mostly driven by the See Fees page 5 inside post news seepage 2&3 editorial see page 4 a&e see page 6 SDOrtS see page 10 Classifieds . . . .see page 12